{{more citations needed|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox company | name = Empresa Siderúrgica del Perú S.A.A. | logo = SIDERPERU_2.jpg | logo_size = 220px | type = Public | traded_as = [https://www.bvl.com.pe/jsp/Inf_EstadisticaGrafica.jsp?Cod_Empresa=53100&Nemonico=SIDERC1&Listado=|SIDERC1 SIDERC1] | foundation = 1956 | location = Chimbote, Peru | key_people = Juan Pablo Garcia Bayce (CEO) | industry = Siderurgy | products = Steel & Iron | revenue = {{profit}} US$ 543.2 Million (2008) | parent = Gerdau | num_employees = 2,500 | homepage = https://www.siderperu.com.pe }}
'''SIDERPERU''' is a Peruvian steel and iron company and controlled by Gerdau, a Brazilian siderurgy company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Siderperu|url=http://www.bnamericas.com/company-profile/en/Empresa_Siderurgica_del_Peru_S,A,A,-Siderperu|publisher=BNamericas|accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
The company was founded in 1956 in Chimbote city. The steel complex is set in a 600 hectares large site and has a production capacity of more than 500 tons of steel products. It includes a blast furnace, the only one in Peru, and several electric arc furnaces that produce steel sponges. Since its foundation the company is the largest in its sector in Peru.
==See also== *Chimbote
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==External links== * [http://www.sider.com.pe/Default.aspx Official Website]
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Category:Manufacturing companies of Peru Category:Peruvian companies established in 1956 Category:Companies in the S&P/BVL Peru General Index